rsosa
Established
Just bought a nokton 1.1, supposedly its from later batch which hasn't back focusing problems. Hope the clear vf from the M3 helps when focusing the thing. Hopefully a nice and well priced M3 is on discussions, can't wait start shooting.
Here goes an offtopic thing. Do you develop yourself or send all to lab, coming from digital this is totally new for me. I like doing things myself, are the results good with home developing? (I know it depends a lot on technique)
Starter kit to recommend?
Here goes an offtopic thing. Do you develop yourself or send all to lab, coming from digital this is totally new for me. I like doing things myself, are the results good with home developing? (I know it depends a lot on technique)
Starter kit to recommend?
rsosa
Established
Forget about the M3, just bought the M4 from Clay.
The M3 I was offered was slow in slower speeds (its a bet!) and the viewfinder was dark (abort mission!!!)
This M4 was recently CLAd and looks nice so that was a plus
More framelines, rewind faster, faster loading of film, all this made my mind
Cant wait for the stuff to reach me, wanted to share the excitement!!!
The M3 I was offered was slow in slower speeds (its a bet!) and the viewfinder was dark (abort mission!!!)
This M4 was recently CLAd and looks nice so that was a plus
More framelines, rewind faster, faster loading of film, all this made my mind
Cant wait for the stuff to reach me, wanted to share the excitement!!!
rsosa
Established
PS:
Uruguayan sellers are NUTS, simply that!
for example:
M3 DS $ 1083
M3 SS $ 1402
M3 SS with 50 f/2 Summicron $ 2500 (saw personally this one, curtain was behaving funny with slower speeds, any hint?) offered $ 1500 and rejected... nevermind, M4 + Nokton im sure will rule!
yes people, those are US dollars!!! sad part, nobody from outside nor inside Uruguay will buy with just a little of good sense. Those nice cameras will sit collecting dust forever
Uruguayan sellers are NUTS, simply that!
for example:
M3 DS $ 1083
M3 SS $ 1402
M3 SS with 50 f/2 Summicron $ 2500 (saw personally this one, curtain was behaving funny with slower speeds, any hint?) offered $ 1500 and rejected... nevermind, M4 + Nokton im sure will rule!
yes people, those are US dollars!!! sad part, nobody from outside nor inside Uruguay will buy with just a little of good sense. Those nice cameras will sit collecting dust forever
FrankHarries
Well-known
With those prices one could finance his holidays in Uruguay buying one M3 with lens on the European or Us market and sell it at the end (after having shot during these holidays a lot of nice pictures)!
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
Cool! Glad to hear you bought a Leica. And welcome to RFF...
rsosa
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thanks guys!!!
in fact I posted a WTB if someone was coming near these latitudes, say: Buenos Aires or something near, willing to sell their Leica. No one answered, so pulled the trigger on this nice M4
in fact I posted a WTB if someone was coming near these latitudes, say: Buenos Aires or something near, willing to sell their Leica. No one answered, so pulled the trigger on this nice M4
M4 is nice kit.
Congratulatons
Congratulatons
rsosa
Established
Im seeing the M4 I bought was on April 29, APRIL 29???!!!! so much time has passed.
Just today, July 30 I have the M4 with the Nokton attached and first shots. 3 bloody months, hate living on the wrong side of the world, love my new toy though.
Just today, July 30 I have the M4 with the Nokton attached and first shots. 3 bloody months, hate living on the wrong side of the world, love my new toy though.